CHOOSING A NEW SOFA

Eep I’m so excited to share this information with you! As I sort this put up I can hear the siren name of my new couch calling to me. It’s fairly (so fairly!), snug and has made me really feel 100 x happier concerning the general decor of our lounge!

Let me backtrack a minute right here. It’s possible you’ll do not forget that in our lounge now we have two sofas: one is a muted olive color, which is an exquisite hand-me-down from one in every of our expensive buddies. The opposite couch (up till this level) has been an L-shaped darkish teal quantity. The couch we’ve switched out is the teal one, and I can’t wait to share our new one with you quickly! Full reveal coming subsequent week.

Within the meantime I believed I’d pop collectively a information to picking a brand new couch. It’s one of many largest selections whenever you’re piecing collectively your house, each size-wise and when contemplating your funds.

HOW I GO ABOUT CHOOSING A NEW SOFA

MEASUREMENTS

There’s no getting round this one – you must measure up your area earlier than you embark in your sofa-choosing journey. That method you may slim down your search to sofas which is able to truly match in your house.

After I first started perusing dwell sofas on-line, I knew that I needed to go for an L-shape once more (extra on that under). I instantly fell for the Lugano model, and just about had it delivered and put in in my thoughts, earlier than I realised that it was far too giant for our area! Luckily dwell has an skilled customer support staff available, who had been capable of assist me to navigate my new couch alternative. The dwell staff made some different strategies, and I discovered a mode which I completely adore. Are you able to guess which designI went for?! dwell even have an important assist and inspiration hub on their website.

In the end I used to be capable of go for a settee which is marginally bigger than my earlier one. If you happen to’re not sure of the spacing in your room, you may attempt marking up the place the couch will go along with masking/electrical tape, or utilizing the ‘carboard field technique’: flatten a bunch of packing containers and reduce them into the footprint of the couch you’re to gauge if the sizing will work.

NB: After I was selecting my couch, dwell shops had been nonetheless closed attributable to COVID, nevertheless I’ve it on good authority that the in-store groups are equally useful.

CHOOSING A SOFA SHAPE

By this level you already know that I went for an additional L-shaped couch! I like having the chaise part to stretchhh out on.

The chaise additionally helps to divide up our lounge, creating a comfortable nook for us to look at TV in, benefit from the fireplace, and entertain buddies.

In our present flat the lounge is giant and so this system works rather well. Nevertheless even in our outdated flat, which was a lot smaller, we had an L-shaped couch and used it to outline an space too. In that occasion the L-shape helped to divvy up our open plan dwelling and eating room.

CHOOSING A SOFA COLOUR

This bit was fuuun! OK, it was all enjoyable, however this bit particularly so!

The primary motive I needed to replace our couch was the color. I felt prepared for one thing lighter and brighter to bounce extra gentle off of the again of our lounge.

And so I set about selecting a softer-hued couch. I had my eye on a number of impartial colors: lotions, earthy tones and some blushes too. I ordered pattern cloth swatches from dwell, and in contrast all of them on arrival. The color we’ve gone for isn’t the one I thought I’d go for however I’m SO pleased with the end result!

If you happen to’re on the fence about your couch color my recommendation is to consider your general color scheme, each within the room and all through your house. I goal to create a harmonious move all through my residence, and so an analogous color palette runs all through. Assume additionally concerning the general model of your decor. Our flat is Georgian and so elegant items which mirror that period are inclined to work properly. That’s to not say {that a} distinction can’t work although! I like juxtaposing eras too. It’s completely about discovering your personal mix of items.

I discover Pinterest, decor magazines and the Instagram ‘save’ operate so useful right here. The extra inspo the higher!

FIND A BRAND YOU TRUST

Buying a settee is, for many individuals, one of many largest furnishings investments they’ll make of their residence. Therefore why it’s essential to discover a model you belief.

I’ve ordered from dwell earlier than and located their service and high quality to be nice. When it got here to inserting our order for the couch, once more I used to be impressed with the entire expertise. I used to be saved within the loop as to the couch’s development, dispatch and supply. Then on the supply day itself, the couch arrived completely on time and was delivered and assembled by two beautiful guys, who even took away the packaging! The. Dream.

I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest dwell. In reality I’m fairly certain I’ve already waxed lyrical to most of my family and friends. In addition to encouraging them to return and ogle my new couch – ha!

MIX OLD AND NEW

My last tip is to consider how your new couch will match into your area, and in amongst the belongings you already personal and/or are planning to purchase. Your personal assortment of cushions, throws, side-tables and so on can actually assist to mattress your new couch into an area.

I do know that after we first received our new couch it felt like this superb shiny new piece, and it was solely once I added my very own cushions, popped a throw on it and moved my espresso tables round that it actually felt ‘bedded in’. Once you’re trying to find a brand new couch it’s useful to consider what you already personal, and the way that can slot in together with your new addition.